The Prevalence of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Foreign-Born Refugee Children Upon Arrival to the U.S. and the Adequacy of Follow-up Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Seifu ◽  
Kawai Tanabe ◽  
Fern R. Hauck
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels ◽  
The U.S

Risk factors for elevated blood lead levels among African refugee children in New Hampshire, 2004

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel N. Plotinsky ◽  
Masja Straetemans ◽  
Lee-Yang Wong ◽  
Mary Jean Brown ◽  
Timothy Dignam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
African Refugee ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

scholarly journals Trends in Elevated Blood Lead Levels Using 5 and 10 µg/dL Levels of Concern Among Refugee Children Resettled in Massachusetts, 1998-2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
pp. 608-616
Author(s):  
Paul L. Geltman ◽  
Laura Smock ◽  
Jennifer Cochran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
South Central ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Objectives: Refugee children are known to have a high prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs). We sought to determine trends in EBLLs among refugee children during an 18-year period and examine relationships between descriptive characteristics and EBLLs by using 10 µg/dL and 5 µg/dL levels of concern. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated refugee health screening data from Massachusetts for 1998 through 2015 for refugee children aged <7 years. We performed bivariate and multivariate analyses of variables including sex, age, region of origin, anemia, intestinal parasites, tuberculosis test results, and anthropometric measurements and used both 5 µg/dL and 10 µg/dL levels of concern for EBLLs. Results: Of 3421 eligible refugee children, 3054 (88.2%) were tested. Using 5 µg/dL and 10 µg/dL levels of concern, 1279 (41.9%) and 241 (7.9%) children, respectively, had EBLLs. Mean BLLs declined steadily from 7.58 µg/dL in 2004 to 4.03 µg/dL in 2015. African (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.81-3.43), East Asian and Pacific (aOR = 1.98; 95% CI, 1.35-2.91), and South-Central Asian (aOR = 2.47; 95% CI, 1.53-4.01) regions of origin and anemia (aOR = 1.50; 95% CI, 1.14 -1.97) were significantly associated with BLLs ≥5 µg/dL. Conclusions: The prevalence of EBLLs among refugees compared with US-born children is high. Because EBBLs increase the risk for neurocognitive impairment in children, public health professionals, policy makers, researchers, refugee resettlement staff members, and health care providers must remain vigilant in screening for lead poisoning and educating refugees about the hazards posed to young children by lead.

scholarly journals Elevated Blood Lead Levels by Length of Time From Resettlement to Health Screening in Kentucky Refugee Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Kotey ◽  
Ruth Carrico ◽  
Timothy Lee Wiemken ◽  
Stephen Furmanek ◽  
Rahel Bosson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels
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